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Understanding 9/11A concise history of Hong Kong
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x, 270 pages : 23 cm
"John Carroll's narrative explores the history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The book explores Hong Kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also as a crossroads where Chinese history, British colonial history, and world history intersect. Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997"--Jacket
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and index
Introduction: Hong Kong in history -- Early colonial Hong Kong -- State and society -- Colonialism and nationalism -- The interwar years -- War and revolution -- A new Hong Kong -- Becoming Hong Kongese -- The countdown to 1997 -- Epilogue: beyond 1997
"John Carroll's narrative explores the history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The book explores Hong Kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also as a crossroads where Chinese history, British colonial history, and world history intersect. Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997"--Jacket
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and index
Introduction: Hong Kong in history -- Early colonial Hong Kong -- State and society -- Colonialism and nationalism -- The interwar years -- War and revolution -- A new Hong Kong -- Becoming Hong Kongese -- The countdown to 1997 -- Epilogue: beyond 1997
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